Mm. I think it’s a lot more like an intelligent version of #45 passing the torch. Looks to me as if he’s going to be immediately working to destabilize the coalition which, considering their disparity on every issue except “Notanyahoo”, should be easy.
Bennett will serve as prime minister first, for two years, with Lapid taking over from him after that. It’s a power split that partly reflects the internal divisions inside the coalition, which depends on votes from eight different parties on the right, center, and left. One of the eight is Ra’am, an Islamist party and the first Arab party ever to join an Israeli governing coalition.
Calling this arrangement unstable is an understatement. The members of this coalition agree on almost nothing and thus will be unable to make major policy changes on most issues without collapsing. This is especially true in the conflict with the Palestinians, where the divides among the coalition parties are arguably most severe. A major event, like another flare-up in Hamas rocket fire, could bring them to each others’ throats — forcing yet another round of elections.
I want to believe that Bennett’s being sarcastic, but, given the ambiguity of the cartoon and the 12-year struggle to get to the political transition, it’s impossible to know for sure. I would have to reässess Bennett’s impartiality if I thought he condoned Bebe’s corruption, venality, mendacity, arrogance, malevolence, and despotism. There’s no question that Bebe is a POS and that the Israeli court system, helped by professional Israeli prosecutors armed with, first and foremost, integrity, will give Trump a sense of his own future. Let the prosecutions begin!
It always puzzles me that heads of state in authoritarian countries so often desperately cling to their office despite worsening conditions and resentment from the common people. Ferdinand Marcos, Idi Amin, Ngo Dinh Diem, and now Netanyahu come immediately to mind. The three former all met ignoble ends.
Wouldn’t it be easier and better to turn their power over to new leadership after a reasonable term of office and retire as a respected statesman who served his country?
meanwhile, WE support Israel. Without USA $$$ they would have to stop being a welfare country(they are much more like England than the US). Funny, isn’t it? the entire GQP is against welfare-but only in the US. In Israel, its all hunky dory.
Trump and the ever more corrupt GQP both in and out of congress want to get rid of all foreign aid…..except(there is always an exception with the GQP)for the massive aid WE give to Israel. THAT the GQP wants to increase. Why you ask? Because Jewish Americans are on the whole, members of the donor class and the GQP figures that by supporting Israel, they will get more(and bigger-‘bigger’ being the key word)“campaign contributions” aka bribes
Are we going to be able to see a difference between the way these “leaders” treat Palestine? The only way to make progress is to treat both sides fairly.
Concretionist almost 3 years ago
Mm. I think it’s a lot more like an intelligent version of #45 passing the torch. Looks to me as if he’s going to be immediately working to destabilize the coalition which, considering their disparity on every issue except “Notanyahoo”, should be easy.
FreyjaRN Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Nicely done, sir!
superposition almost 3 years ago
Bennett will serve as prime minister first, for two years, with Lapid taking over from him after that. It’s a power split that partly reflects the internal divisions inside the coalition, which depends on votes from eight different parties on the right, center, and left. One of the eight is Ra’am, an Islamist party and the first Arab party ever to join an Israeli governing coalition.
Calling this arrangement unstable is an understatement. The members of this coalition agree on almost nothing and thus will be unable to make major policy changes on most issues without collapsing. This is especially true in the conflict with the Palestinians, where the divides among the coalition parties are arguably most severe. A major event, like another flare-up in Hamas rocket fire, could bring them to each others’ throats — forcing yet another round of elections.
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2021/6/13/22464927/benjamin-netanyahu-prime-minister-vote-naftali-bennett
jessie d. Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Rubbish. It was wrung from his corrupt hands all the while his unearthly screams protested.
eclairewl Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Just like Trump. Leaving angrily and vowing to be back.
piper_gilbert almost 3 years ago
Netanyahu and Trump are dogs that share the same fleas.
Zebrastripes almost 3 years ago
I’m not so sure the NEW Israel govt will be any better…..sigh
stlblues67 almost 3 years ago
Passes? try was taken from that POS.
cocavan11 almost 3 years ago
I want to believe that Bennett’s being sarcastic, but, given the ambiguity of the cartoon and the 12-year struggle to get to the political transition, it’s impossible to know for sure. I would have to reässess Bennett’s impartiality if I thought he condoned Bebe’s corruption, venality, mendacity, arrogance, malevolence, and despotism. There’s no question that Bebe is a POS and that the Israeli court system, helped by professional Israeli prosecutors armed with, first and foremost, integrity, will give Trump a sense of his own future. Let the prosecutions begin!
kv450 almost 3 years ago
Clay Bennett / Naftali Bennett – coincidence?
Newenglandah almost 3 years ago
It always puzzles me that heads of state in authoritarian countries so often desperately cling to their office despite worsening conditions and resentment from the common people. Ferdinand Marcos, Idi Amin, Ngo Dinh Diem, and now Netanyahu come immediately to mind. The three former all met ignoble ends.
Wouldn’t it be easier and better to turn their power over to new leadership after a reasonable term of office and retire as a respected statesman who served his country?
Michael G. almost 3 years ago
Passed the torch? Or did he simply know better than to throw a pongid temper tantrum?
Alberta Oil Premium Member almost 3 years ago
More like passing a stick of dynamite with the fuse lit.
MuddyUSA Premium Member almost 3 years ago
The Israelis will regret the change!
timbob2313 Premium Member almost 3 years ago
meanwhile, WE support Israel. Without USA $$$ they would have to stop being a welfare country(they are much more like England than the US). Funny, isn’t it? the entire GQP is against welfare-but only in the US. In Israel, its all hunky dory.
Trump and the ever more corrupt GQP both in and out of congress want to get rid of all foreign aid…..except(there is always an exception with the GQP)for the massive aid WE give to Israel. THAT the GQP wants to increase. Why you ask? Because Jewish Americans are on the whole, members of the donor class and the GQP figures that by supporting Israel, they will get more(and bigger-‘bigger’ being the key word)“campaign contributions” aka bribes
Radish the wordsmith almost 3 years ago
The result of the last fascist attack against Palestine.
Mark Parisi creator almost 3 years ago
All the smoke is the key to this cartoon.
Coopersdad almost 3 years ago
Are we going to be able to see a difference between the way these “leaders” treat Palestine? The only way to make progress is to treat both sides fairly.
JenSolo02 almost 3 years ago
If he were personally passing a torch, it would be flam toward the receiver…
AndrewSharpe almost 3 years ago
I think he’d rather pass it fire end first.